{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-rich-old-lady-your-guide-to-easy-investing-building-wealth-and-creating-the-wild-beautiful-life-you-want","title":"How to Be a Rich Old Lady: Your Guide to Easy Investing, Building Wealth, and Creating the Wild, Beautiful Life You Want","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmanda Holden is the founder of Invested Devel­opment, an investing education business, as well as a leading voice at the intersection of money and feminism. She spent six years in investment management and holds degrees in economics and communications from UCLA. Known on social media as @Dumpster.Doggy, Amanda also shares about her advocacy work and signature secondhand \"trashion\" looks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Our verdict: Get it. A gifted teacher . . . [Holden] uses quirky examples, pop culture references, and outrageous metaphors to make learning about financial planning a breeze. Holden will make listeners laugh out loud while learning about IRAs--she's that funny. . . . Financial planning has never been so effortless and fun.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The most useful financial book I've read in a decade. Maybe longer.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Ashley C. Ford, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSomebody's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"You needed this book yesterday.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Holly Whitaker, author of \u003ci\u003eQuit Like a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, the investment expert [Amanda Holden] flips the traditional approach by empowering women. . . . Demystifying finance, the book equips readers with next steps, regard­less of whether they're decades into saving or just open­ing their first account. . . . \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, quippy, easy-to-digest guide to investing. I'll definitely share it with many of the women in my life.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Amanda Holden's \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is the best book I've read on investing. It's so refreshingly approachable and comprehensive. Reading \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady\u003c\/i\u003e feels like getting the investing low-down from your friend's cool older sister--sharp, hilarious, and down-to-earth. I wish this book had been around when I was figuring out investing. I'm thrilled it's here now.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Paco de Leon, author of \u003ci\u003eFinance for the People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady, \u003c\/i\u003e Amanda Holden does the impossible: bridge the gap between our desire to live a better life, and our need to build a better world. She is one of the few people who can give us the practical tools to create wealth, and the moral urgency to actually do something of value with that wealth. Amanda is \n\u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003efinancial expert we all need right now.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Chelsea Fagan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Diet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A sharp and funny guide for women on investing and building wealth . . . Readers will feel equipped and inspired to live their best lives.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003eA life-changing path to the financial freedom we all deserve: \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with humor, heart, and real-world perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmanda Holden spent years working in investment management, where she saw exactly who gets access to the power, ease, and opportunity money can bring--and it wasn't people like her friends. She also saw how the financial system is designed to feel exclusive and confusing, and how it blames individuals for economic problems they didn't create. So, Amanda left her finance job to launch Invested Development, a financial education company where she has taught more than twenty-five thousand students how to invest with radical clarity, accessibility, and joy. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, all her expertise is packed into a guide that won't feel like getting cornered by a crypto bro. Instead, it reads like a text from your smartest friend: \"Let's figure out money, so we can stop thinking about money.\" Because this practice isn't just about planning for your wild and glorious future--it's about the relief of knowing you're doing everything you can \n\u003ci\u003eright now\u003c\/i\u003e. In these pages, you will: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up a fully automated investing strategy--so you can move on with your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse hands-on tools and worksheets to guide you to financial independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn about investing in a way that is truly memorable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemystify retirement accounts and tax rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn who to trust in the finance world--and who to avoid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster how to research, buy, and track the right investments for you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore what it means to live a wild, beautiful life beyond Roth IRAs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Rich Old Lady \u003c\/i\u003eis a step-by-step road map to financial freedom. It's not just about numbers on a spreadsheet but building a life that feels secure enough to dream into. Maybe your Rich Old Lady is wearing belly chains at the beach, tanned and wrinkly and totally unbothered. Maybe she's befriending the birds at her cozy forest cabin. Maybe she's leaving $500 tips on her diner coffee. Whatever your vision, this approachable guide to investing and wealth-building will help you build a plan to greet her with confidence, security, and genuine hope for tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/10\/2025 (EAN 9781668066928, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHolden, Amanda\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmanda Holden is the founder of Invested Devel­opment, an investing education business, as well as a leading voice at the intersection of money and feminism. 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